EPA’s final rules, among the broadest the agency has ever developed, are designed to shrink power plant carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2030, compared with the 30 percent requirement in the agency’s draft proposal previous year.
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J. Drake Hamilton, from the Minnesota advocacy group Fresh Energy, will be at the White House today for the announcement.
The Clean Power Plan is the cornerstone of the administration’s attempt to curb climate change by forcing reductions in carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, which officials hope will help persuade other countries to take similar steps.
Janet McCabe, the acting Assistant Administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, said that rapid changes in the renewable energy sector can make it easier for states to find ways to generate energy while reducing emissions.
McConnell, a Republican, says the rule would likely mean fewer jobs and shuttered power plants. “The industry asked that EPA provide sufficient time for states to craft compliance plans and then subject those plans to critical reliability reviews, and we are hopeful the final guidelines will address this issue”. States also have additional time and strategies to meet the regulations, McCarthy said.
Under the initial proposal, only eight states would have had to reduce emissions rates less than Indiana.
In a written statement, Butler said he believed it was “irresponsible” to implement the new rules until the courts decide whether the U.S. EPA has the authority. Utility companies and state regulators will need to rewire…
One of the state’s largest energy providers indicated it was on the way toward compliance.
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“Indiana should embrace, not resist, this plan, because it has much more to gain than most states”, said Jesse Kharbanda, executive director of the Hoosier Environmental Council.
